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High-tech Flock cameras aid police in Northwest Florida, but raise privacy concerns

WEAR Channel 3 News · 9 months ago

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Seventy-nine Flock cameras are installed across Okaloosa County. Crestview Police Chief Stephen McCosker says 10 flock ...

This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of WEAR Channel 3 News, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.

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